The River Connects Us
The Morrison County Historical Society invites the public to enjoy its current temporary exhibit, The River Connects Us, a photographic display that explores life and…
Inspiration at the Museum
Yes! The museum is open today. We’re all dug out from the snowstorm and the courtyard is looking beautifully clean and white. Our natural surroundings…
View More Inspiration at the MuseumMuseum Closed Due to Snowstorm
Due to the snowstorm, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is closed today. The plan is to reopen tomorrow at our regular time – 10…
View More Museum Closed Due to SnowstormCollections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards
This sampling of Valentine’s Day cards comes from a collection acquired by Stella (Houle) LeBlanc during her years as a school teacher. Stella was born…
View More Collections Carousel – Valentine’s Day CardsLaid to Rest
The permanent exhibits at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum were created in the 1980s. The exhibits were designed so well that 30 years later…
View More Laid to RestSorting a Large Museum Collection
Most museums have them. The large, unsorted, unaccessioned collections that are piled in random boxes just waiting for museum staff to deal with them. Because…
View More Sorting a Large Museum CollectionLittle Falls on the Big River Now Online
In 2000, staff of the Morrison County Historical Society was hired by the Little Falls Heritage Preservation Commission to produce a book that could be…
View More Little Falls on the Big River Now OnlineCollections Carousel – And The Winner Is…
Well, we ended up with a tie! Two aprons from the Bling Apron display case that was part of this year’s exhibit, The Apron: Body…
View More Collections Carousel – And The Winner Is…MCHS Receives Legacy Grant for Digital Access Project
The Morrison County Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has received a Legacy grant through the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Grant program administered…
View More MCHS Receives Legacy Grant for Digital Access ProjectTo Be a Shoe-Shine Boy in Little Falls & Camp Ripley
My first real paying job was shining the shoes of National Guardsmen in Little Falls and Camp Ripley. I was about 10 years old and…
View More To Be a Shoe-Shine Boy in Little Falls & Camp RipleyTo Be a Car Hop
Okay! I was a car hop at Sammy’s Drive-In in the ‘50s. We had “good” customers and some that weren’t so good, but “had” to…
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